Built in 1870 (Tudor Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“The Evangeline Booth House is a historic house in the hamlet of Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Evangeline Booth House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 2011 · category: Building · built in 1870, Tudor Revival architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 897 fires within 5 miles of Evangeline Booth House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 803 acres in total. 62 started naturally. 90 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 510 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 90 |
| Smoking | 83 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 67 |
| Natural | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Evangeline Booth House: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Granite, Molybdenum, Rhenium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Chester Metals Division Refinery | Silver | Plant | ||
| Dobbs Ferry Plant | Molybdenum, Rhenium, Tungsten, Tantalum | Producer | ||
| Lake Street Granite Mine | Granite | Producer | ||
| Lake Street Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hartsdale, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2002 and 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Hartsdale | - | All lanes were closed in both directions on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Ardsley due to flooding. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartsdale | - | Police reported that strong winds toppled several trees. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Hartsdale | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hartsdale Pet Cemetery | under 500 feet | 2012 |
 | Hartsdale Railroad Station | 0.8 miles | 2011 |
| Bronx River Parkway Reservation | 1.0 miles | 1991 | |
 | Odell House | 1.2 miles | 1973 |
 | Jacob Purdy House | 1.4 miles | 1979 |
 | Leo Friedlander Studio | 1.5 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000040 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Westchester County | All 250 listed properties in this county. |
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